The Coctails-Popcorn Box
3 CD Set
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--Three CD box set includes material from their entire oeuvre including many
studio songs that never found a place on an album, like the incredible, jazzy
Skeleton Bones with Robert from QUINTRON and MATH.
Many much-requested tracks from their first two vinyl albums, Hip Hip Hooray and Here Now Today that were not included on The Early Hi-Ball Years.
Songs from their singles on Hi-Ball, Telstar, SOL, and Insipid Vinyl, including their live favorite,Penguin/Powerhouse Raymond Scott medley, their
version of the Devo Corporate Anthem, and their cover of the garage
rock nugget Why used to close their live sets. Also includes the
entire Hello Records EP, which held some of their most alluring work, previously
only
available
to subscribers of the short-lived service from They Might Be Giants. 56 songs
over 3.2 hours, all lovingly remastered, almost all from original source tapes!
52pp perfect bound book full of liners & memorabilia wrapped in eye-popping
popcorn box!

The Coctails -Live at Lounge
Ax, Chicago CD
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--19 songs, 8 non-lp tracks,
with some never before released. A sweeping “best
of” done live recorded at their last show! Studio quality sound by Bob
Weston as well, so fear not.

--A definite maturing in the band’s musical sensibility, execution,
vision, & cohesion and a major leap from their previous efforts. Their
almost constant touring since "Peel" came out honed their already
keen pop breadth and depth to razor sharpness on this offering. It’s
composed of ballads, some flat out rockers, some somber, almost folky Nick
Drake-ish numbers,
a pump organ funereal dirge, & of course a few well-crafted catchy pop
tunes with the kind of flair that only they can muster. Recorded with Stuart
Moxham
(Young Marble Giants), Bob Weston (Shellac, Volcano Suns) & by themselves
on a four track in their loft.

The Coctails-Long
SoundCD
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Their most challenging album, originally released in 1993. An excellent
instrumental garage "jazz-like" album with 4 untrained guys distilling
their favorite bits of Mingus, Sun Ra & Miles into a cohesive work that was
too rock for the jazz snobs & waaaay too jazz for the pop/rock
crowd at the time. As usual, they were either way past their time,
or way ahead
of it.
From the liners: "A particular aesthetic that could fall somewhere between
The Shaggs' masterpiece Philosophy of the World & Albert Ayler's Spirits
Rejoice. Features performances by KEN VANDERMARK on 3 songs, HAL RUSSELL
(NRG ENSEMBLE) on 2 songs & are his final recordings, & Dave Max Crawford
(ARCHER PREWITT, POI DOG PONDERING) on 2 songs. "Riveting in its intensity & refreshing,
for these days, in its originality." — Cadence 8/94

The Coctails-The Early Hi-Ball Years CD
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Compiles selected tracks from the vinyl only, long out of print Hi-Ball
releases 1990's Hip Hip Hooray!, 1991's Here Now Today & the
ever charming Songs for Children 7”EP, plus unreleased stuff
only available here. The release that started this whole mess.

The Coctails Downloads
The Coctails's Downloads are available for download at Finia
Music. Or at the iTunes Music Store here.